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Rhiannon12866

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Tue Aug 12, 2025, 11:35 PM Aug 12

Gov. Moore: 'I will not authorize' National Guard forces in Maryland - CNN AC360



Maryland Democratic Governor Wes Moore spoke with CNN’s Anderson Cooper about the potential deployment of federal troops in Baltimore after Donald Trump said he is placing Washington, D.C.’s, police department “under direct federal control” and deploying National Guard troops to the nation’s capital. - Aired on 08/12/2025.
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Gov. Moore: 'I will not authorize' National Guard forces in Maryland - CNN AC360 (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Aug 12 OP
newsflash Skittles Aug 12 #1
They weren't authorized in CA, either, as I recall. He merely cited some archaic law (without having to provide any Karasu Aug 12 #2

Karasu

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2. They weren't authorized in CA, either, as I recall. He merely cited some archaic law (without having to provide any
Tue Aug 12, 2025, 11:41 PM
Aug 12

justification for it, because this country lets presidents do that for some fucking reason) and "federalized" the National Guard himself.

Of course, he's now being challenged in court for that, but we all know how long that's going to take in order to get any results.

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